Silo



V. S. BAUDER.

SILO. I APPLICATION FILED JUNE 30, 1920- Patented Dec. 7, 1920.

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VICTOR S. BAUDEB, OF FORT PLAIN, NEW YORK.

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Patented Dec. '7, 1920.

Original application filed January 8, 1920, Serial No. 350,199. Divided and this application filed June 30,

1920. Serial No. 393,008.

To all whom it may concern lie it known that I, Vroron S. BAUDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fort Plain, in the county of Montgomery and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Silos, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improved constructions in silos, this application being a division of my application Serial Number 350,199, filed January 8th, 1920. The ob jects of my present invention are to provide an improved hoop-construction for silos and improved forms of hoop supporting brackets.

The hoops in my improved construction extend continuously around the silo and the door front and are carried by suitable brackets which are secured to the door frames. Means are provided 011 the hoop for forcing apart the opposite brackets through which the hoops pass, when desired, so as to spread the door frames. This is desirable in case a door has become swollen and has become bound in its seat. Preferably this is arranged by the provision of a plurality of sleeve sections or washers on each hoop between the door frames, the hoops being threaded at appropriate points and provided with nuts which may be turned to press the sleeve members against an opposite hoopsupporting bracket. My invention also comprises other improved details of construction including an improved arrangement of the hoop-supporting brackets.

According to my construction each hoop passes through alined lugs on the two door frame members, extends around the silo and ends in a lug adjacent the first one of the two alined lugs. The sleeves or pipe washers which are mounted on the hoop between the two alined lugs act as a reinforcement to hold the jambs of the door from crowding together, and as a means to spread the door frames or jambs when desired. A single nut only, mounted on a threaded portion of the hoop, is required to hold the sleeve members on each hoop in adjusted position, or to -press the same longitudinally to spread the door frame members apart, when the nut is turned. By using continuous hoops around the entire silo, including the door front, the silo may be maintained in a truly circular shape, whereas, when joints are provided at either side of the door front, in the hoop .ously from top to bottom of the silo.

construction, the silo is aot to lose its perfoot cylindrical shape. ikewise, the construction is much stronger when continuous hoops are used than is the case when the hoops end at the opposite sides of the door opening, with additional members extending across the door opening.

In order that a clearer understanding of my invention may be had attention is hereby directed to the accompanying drawings forming part of this application and illustrating one form of my invention.

In the drawings Figure 1 represents a front elevation of a portion of a silo includ ing a door section and the adjacent door frame members; Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail, partly in side elevation and partly in section, of one of the hoopsupporting brackets with connected parts and Fig. 1 is an enlarged vertical section, taken on line 4- 1, of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings the silo is represented as having vertical door frame members 1, 1, between which is located the usual door opening which may extend continp; door section 2 is illustrated as mounted within the door opening, it being understood that any desired number of door sections may be employed in vertical alinement. Each door section may comprise a rear portion 2; the side edge portions of which are adapted to engage against the rear faces of the door frame members 1, and a front section 2 which is adapted to fit within a door opening, as is common.

The hoops 3 are supported by brackets 1, 5 and extend continuously around the silo. Each bracket 5 is provided with a sleeve portion 6 and each bracket 4 with a sleeve portion 7 through which a hoop extends, one end of the hoop being threaded as is indirated at 8 and provided with a nut 9 which may be screwed up against a shoulder 10 at the outer end of the sleeve portion 6 of the bracket. Each bracket 5 is provided with an offset extension 5 which is provided with a sleeve portion 11 parallel to the sleeve portion 6. The opposite end of the hoop extends through the sleeve portion 11 and is drawn tight by means of a nut 12 which is adapted to engage against a shoulder 13 on the adjacent end of the sleeve portion 11. Sleeve portion 6 preferably extends a short 1 sections 18' against the distance inwardly,

past the inner edge of the adjacent door frame member 1 and sleeve portion 11 is offset longitudinally from the same, so that it may extend approximately from the center of door frame member 1, for example, for a short distance beyond the outer edge of the frame member 1. The reason for this construction lies in the fact that when the hoop is the same which extends through sleeve portion 11' will not project to any considerable distance beyond the inner edge of frame member 1., where it might be in the way of a person manipulating the device (to be explained hereafter) for spreading the frame members 1' apart.

In the operation of asilo the door sections are apt to become swollen by contact with the ensilage juices, in which case it may be difiicultto remove a door section. Accordingly, I have provided the door frame slightly apart at a desired point when any door section has become stuck in position. r

In the preferred form of my device each sleeveportion 7 of a bracket at is provided with a shoulder 14 at its inner end, and each sleeve portion 6 of a bracket 5 is provided 'with a shoulder 15 at ,its inner end. The

hoop which is threaded at one end, as is shown at 8, is provided with a continuation of the screw threads as is shown at 16 in Fig. 3, for a distance of a number of inches beyond the shoulder 15. A nut 16 is mountedon this screw threaded portion of the hoop sothat it maybe screwed up against shoulder 15. Another nut 17 is mounted in reverse position on the screw threaded portion of the hoop adjacent to nut 16.

A number of comparatively short sleeves 18, such as short pipe sections, are fitted over the hoop between flange or shoulder 14 and the nut 17. The normal adjustment of nut 17 simply holds sleeve sections 18 in firm engagement with each other end to end. I however, a door section becomes jammed in its position, the corresponding nut 17 may be turned so as to press the series of sleeve shoulder 14. The hoop itself is secured firmly to bracket 5 and theframe section 1, to which the latter is secured, and, therefore, adjusting nutv 17 as described serves to force the opposite frame member 1 away so as to spread the door frame members sufiiciently to enable the door section to be slipped out of place.

The brackets 5 for the different hoops are preferably on opposite sides of the door openingso "that the ends of the hoops will be in staggeredjrelation to each other. In Fig.

adjusted, the end of means for spreading 1 a bracket 5 is shown on the left hand frame member 1, and the bracket '5 illus trated in Fig. 3 is shown as being mounted on the opposite door frame member 1. The bracket 5 and hoop carried thereby, shown in Fig. 3, may accordingly be considered as mounted next above the bracket and hoop shown in Fig. 1.

It should be understood that my inven tion is not limited strictly to the exact details of construction described but is as broad as is indicated by the accompanying claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a silo, the combination of frame members including door frame members having a continuous opening between the same, brackets on said door frame members, hoops extending entirely around the silo, secured to said brackets, sleeves on each of said hoops between brackets on opposite door frame members, and means on said hoops for pressing said sleeves lengthwise against one of said brackets, to spread said door frame members apart, when desired.

2. In a silo, the combination of frame members including door frame members having a continuous opening between the same, brackets on said door frame members, hoops extending around the silo, secured to said brackets, said hoops being threaded at points between said brackets, nuts mounted on said threaded portions, and sleeves on said hoops between said nuts and opposite brackets, so arranged that turning said nuts will press said sleeves against said opposite brackets to spread said door frame members apart, when desired.

3. In a silo, the combination of frame members including door frame members having a continuous opening between the same, lugs providing horizontally alined sleeves, one on each door frame member, and an additional sleeve adjacent to one of said first named sleeves, a hoop extending through said alined sleeves, thence around the silo and through said additional sleeve, means for securing said hoop in position, sleeves mounted on said hoop between said alined lug sleeves, and'means 011 said hoop for pressing said hoop sleeves lengthwise against one of saidlug sleeves, witha desired amount of pressure.

This specification signed and witnessed this 28 day of June, 1920.

' VICTOR S. BAUDER.

lVitnesses: V

JosEPH-L. Moons, REXA- Ii. WOOD. 

